- Luminart finish leaves virtually no fingerprints and compliments stainless steel
- Adjustable temperature warming plate with temperature indicator
- 2 hour auto shut-off automatically turns your coffeemaker off after 2 hours
- Cleaning cycle makes cleaning your coffeemaker easy
- Brew strength selector lets you choose to make your coffee stronger
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Welcome to the future of small appliances. Introducing the Counterforms collection, a sleek kitchen solution brought to you by the Oster brand. Featuring the Luminart finish, a unique and exclusive look that is virtually fingerprint-free and is a great compliment to stainless steel. Get the entire Counterforms collection today and bring form and function together in your kitchen.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Replacement decanter problem /costly,
By Chill Lady (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Oster 4281 Counterforms 12-Cup Coffeemaker, Black/Stainless Steel (Kitchen)
Yes, I also really like this coffeemaker which is why I paid $99.00 in May of 07 at Kohls. However, trying to get a replacement decanter when I dropped the original one has been trying. Finally, after buying/trying 3 different ones, going to Kohls again, and trying to contact Oster including a call where I waited almost an hour and was subsequently hung up on, I managed to get a decanter on order for $24.07. So be aware that if you break the decanter, it will cost you!
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My First Coffeemaker,
This review is from: Oster 4281 Counterforms 12-Cup Coffeemaker, Black/Stainless Steel (Kitchen)
While researching for a coffee maker, I went online to check out what people had to say about different makes and models. When it came down to it, even the best (Cuisinart DCC-1200) had a bunch of customer complaints against it. Then I stumbled upon the Oster 4281.
It had all the features I was looking for: Easy to read display, programmable timer (to wake up to a freshly brewed cup of coffee), legible cup markings both on the carafe and inside the brewing compartment. As a FYI, a cup is defined to be "5 oz." and not 8 oz. with this coffee maker. Plus it'll actively keep your coffee warm for 2 hours. It's easy to clean too. And finally the most important part: The coffee comes out delicious. I can't think of a single negative thing to say. It completely serves my needs.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent fully featured coffeemaker,
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This review is from: Oster 4281 Counterforms 12-Cup Coffeemaker, Black/Stainless Steel (Kitchen)
The Counterforms 4281 is Oster's only coffeemaker offering and they certainly got it right. This is a feature-rich machine that makes a truely great cup of coffee which, after all, is what it's all about - the perfect cup of coffee. The machine is attractive with a distinctive appearance. The blue display and lighted blue buttons give it a high-tech look.
Brew speed is good making 12 cups in about 12 minutes and is fairly quiet. If the strong button is selected, brew time increases to about 15 minutes. What I believe happens when set to strong is that the brewer is pulsed on an off resulting in longer soak time for the grounds. If you prefer your coffee strong, the machine remembers the setting and will continue to brew using this setting until de-selected. Either way the machine beeps to let you know when your coffee is ready then beeps again after two hours to let you know it is shutting off. The beep can be disabled if you choose. I found the serving temperature to be perfect for me at the default setting. If you prefer your coffee either hotter or cooler the serving temperature can be adjusted either up or down. A bar-graph displays your selection. The display has an always-on soft blue backlight and includes clock, serving temperature setting, strong or normal strength, delay brew, brewing indicator, and cleaning. The clock and delay brew are easy to program using the hour, minute, and delay buttons on the left. While not glaringly bright, the blue backlight does provides enough illumination to act as a nightlight. The design feature that first attracted me to this machine is that all the controls and the display are above the carafe, not below the warming plate. Perhaps I'm clumsier than most but more than once I've accidentally spilled coffee on a low-mounted on/off switch which has caused the coffeemaker to quit working. This won't happen with the Oster. A pleasant surprise was the self-cleaning feature to reduce and clean mineral build-up. Pour the recommended amounts of water and vinegar into the water resevoir and touch the clean button. About half the solution is run through the machine before it automatically shuts off for 20 minutes to allow the acid in the vinegar to de-calcify the inner workings. After 20 minutes the machine restarts, runs the remaining solution through, then shuts off and beeps to let you know it is finished. Rinse according to directions. I had to really look to find any negatives about this coffeemaker but did find two things that may bother some folks and they both have to do with filling the water resevoir. The lid covering the coffee basket and water resevoir is rather long and is hinged at the back. If positioned under cabinets you are going to need to pull the coffeemaker forward to have enough clearance to add coffee or water. The other item is the lack of an external water guage. If you fill using the carafe that isn't a problem but if you use a pull-out faucet or hose you need to be tall enough to peer into the opening where there are markings in two-cup increments. I'm tall so can easily look into the resevoir while filling with the pull-out. Do I recommend the Counterforms? Heck yes. I'm looking forward to a long and happy relationship with my Oster coffeemaker.
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